Word: lott
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Francis Hunter, New Rochelle, N. Y., sly shotmakers, the honor of playing doubles for the U. S. against France in the approaching Davis Cup matches. They won early matches easily against unknowns, improving with practice. Their first ardent opposition came in the semi-finals against young George M. Lott Jr., Chicago; and young John Doeg, Santa Monica, Cal. The young men, prospective champions sages say, showed fight, forced the older men desperately, lost...
Spectators were sorry thus to see all the young men go down before all the old men. The day before, the young men had swept the French menace from the tournament, Hennessey and Williams defeating, unexpectedly, Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste; Lott and Doeg defeating, also unexpectedly, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon...
Twelve sets would be a long tennis match. Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin and Arnold W. Jones played the equivalent of twelve love sets (72 games) to defeat Mrs. William Endicott and George Lott in the finals for the Rhode Island State Championship. It was thought to be the longest tournament mixed doubles match on record. Scores...
William T. Tilden, tall tennis player, met youthful George Lott Jr., University of Chicago student, in the finals of a relatively unimportant Halifax championship, at Ormond Beach, Fla. Tilden sharply rebuked his opponent for juggling balls before serving; strenuously objected to having idle balls removed from the court; succeeded in losing good wishes of the entire gallery. He also lost the match to his 20-year old adversary...
...Tilden, Philadelphia. No. 2-M. Alonso, Fullerton, Pa. No. 3-T. Harada, Boston. No. 4-W. Johnston, San Francisco. No. 5-E. Chandler, San Francisco. No. 6-L. White, Austin, Texas. No. 7-A. Chapin, Springfield, Mass. No. 8-B. Norton, Dallas. No. 9-G. Lott, Chicago. No. 10-G. King, New York...